thoughts on ratchet shifters?

"There's a thread on here where a guy took the entire top off his console and remade it with a slot for the shifter and a couple cup holders. I think I'm going to be adventurous and attempt that. I'd love to have a couple cup holders anyway."


That would be me..lol

I installed a Hurst Promatic II a couple years ago, and then decided I wanted to add
a factory type console to the car. Didn't like the look of the shifter cover that came with it.

My car was not a factory console car, I had to make my own mounting brackets. I just
designed them so the console would sit as low as possible and still clear the shifter mechanism.
I wanted as much handle sticking out the top as possible.

I decided not to use the factory console top-plates cause I wanted a way to add cup holders and couldn't figure how to work that into the factory top-plates.

The rubber gasket around the slot, is the one from the hurst cover. Top plate is painted base/clear metallic gray with a black stripe down the middle similar to a factory 68 console. Cup holders are 3" stainless from Gander Mountain, they are actually for a boat.